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#⟡♛ take charge of your own destiny 「 head canon 」
galarianace · 3 years
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MEET THE MUSE.
Rules: Answer in-character. Repost, don’t reblog. Tagged by: ... Like 5 ppl, I just took like 20 yrs to get to it. Tagging: You. YES YOU. You’re tagged now.
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► NAME ➭ “I’m Kira! Err- Kira Kouyou. For those who wanna go by last name, ya? I know some prefer it.” ► ARE YOU SINGLE? ➭ “... Probably til I die, ya.” ► ARE YOU HAPPY? ➭ “Very!” ► ARE YOU ANGRY?  ➭ “Err... Not now??”  ► ARE YOUR PARENTS STILL MARRIED? ➭ “Still happily married, ya! Dad’s still a complete sucker for mum and all!”
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NINE FACTS!
► ‘BIRTH’ PLACE ➭ “Born in Ecruteak, Johto! Moved to Postwick in Galar when I was like eight-ish” ► HAIR COLOR ➭ “White.” ► EYE COLOR ➭ “Red- ahm, with gold flecks tossed in there, ya.” ► BIRTHDAY ➭ “Born August eight! ‘s why my trainer number is eight, too.” ► MOOD ➭ “My mood’s pretty good, ya?” ► GENDER ➭ “Female.” ► SUMMER OR WINTER ➭ “Hmmm... I guess summer’s better for camping and stuff, so gonna have to go with that, ya!” ► MORNING OR AFTERNOON ➭ “Morning’s nice and quiet, ya. I’ll go for that!”
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ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE!
► ARE YOU IN LOVE?➭ “I ain’t really in love or anything right now.” ► DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? ➭ “Nay. That stuff comes when ya know and properly like a person, don’t it?” ► WHO ENDED YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP? ➭ “Err... Got none, ya.” v.v;;; ► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN SOMEONE’S HEART? ➭ “Don’t think I did?” she’s painfully aware that she’s not the sorta person people will really fall for a whole lot. ► ARE YOU AFRAID OF COMMITMENTS? ➭ “Not really.” ► HAVE YOU HUGGED SOMEONE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK? ➭ “Yeah, hugged my parents and my mon, ya!” ► HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SECRET ADMIRER? ➭ “Err...” The fanmail sure says so, she’s just not sure it counts since none of them really know her. ► HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN YOUR OWN HEART? ➭ “Wait, is that a thing, ya? How’s it work??”
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CHOICES!
► LOVE OR LUST ➭ “Ehh, love?” ► LEMONADE OR ICED TEA ➭ “I’m fine either way, but mum makes some REAL good iced tea, ya!” ► A FEW BEST FRIENDS OR MANY REGULAR FRIENDS ➭ “Few close friends are better than a bunch of people who’ll drop ya top of a hat, ya!” ► WILD NIGHT OUT OR ROMANTIC NIGHT IN ➭ “?? I dunno, most nights are kinda wild for me anyway.” ► DAY OR NIGHT ➭ “Hmm... I guess that’ll depend on the sorta Pokémon I’m chasing at the time, like, if it’s found during the day or the night, ya?”
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HAVE YOU EVERS!
► BEEN CAUGHT SNEAKING OUT ➭ “IN MY DEFENSE-” yes she has. Her dad seems to have SENSES for these things. ► FALLEN DOWN/UP THE STAIRS ➭ “I mean, yeah.” ► WANTED SOMETHING/SOMEONE SO BADLY IT HURT? ➭ “Uhh... I don’t think I wanted something THAT badly, ya?”
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PREFERENCES!
► SMILE OR EYES ➭ “...?? Don’t people smile with their eyes and stuff too?” ► SHORTER OR TALLER ➭ “Uhh, I don’t think that matters much, ya?” ► INTELLIGENCE OR ATTRACTION ➭ “I mean, err, someone I can talk with is gonna be good?” ► HOOK-UP OR RELATIONSHIP ➭ “What’s a hook up??”
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FAMILY!
► DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET ALONG ➭ “Yeah! I love my mum and dad, and sometimes we go over to Johto to visit dad’s family and stuff, ya!” ► WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE A “MESSED UP LIFE” ➭ “Nay, not at ALL.” ► HAVE YOU EVER RAN AWAY FROM HOME ➭ “Why would I wanna do that, ya?”  ► HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN KICKED OUT ➭  “No way. Mum and dad love me.”
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FRIENDS!
► DO YOU SECRETLY HATE ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS ➭ “Eh? They wouldn’t be my friend then?” ► DO YOU CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS GOOD FRIENDS ➭ “I’m closer to some friends than others, but there ain’t a friend that ain’t precious to me, ya.” ► WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND ➭ “Gotta be Hop, ya! We’ve been attached to the hip for like, forEVER now.” ► WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU ➭ “Uhh... Everything’s a big word, ain’t it? I don’t even know if I know all of me, ya.” chuckle
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galarianace · 3 years
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The scarring on her leg has always been a massive source of discomfort for Kira. It’s hideous. She can’t even stand looking at it herself, so how could anyone else? From there on, her self image only got worse over time.
Small things that would normally not have bothered her were suddenly so much more impactful. The smallest imperfections got met with thoughts along the lines of ‘Oh, that’s ALSO not great’, ‘This could ALSO be better’, etc etc. With the scarring as base, everything else simply stacked atop.
She doesn’t really like seeing herself. Rarely puts on make-up because she doesn’t want to deal with mirrors, can’t relax on photos because she doesn’t want to be captured on them. 
Whenever someone does compliment her appearance, she just swallows the bitterness she feels at the very kind lie and will continue the conversation after an awkward thanks. 
She doesn’t like talking about herself. She doesn’t have much to say. She’d rather talk about other people - which shows in just how often she actually does.
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The scar is something only those closest to her will be allowed to see. And even then it’s rare for it to be shown. Even when she’s by herself Kira covers her thigh up to not have to see it. Those who have known her for a few years have probably seen in a few times, but others can go months without even glimpsing at it once
Meanwhile, the scarring is so extreme that it can even be felt through things such as leggings.
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galarianace · 3 years
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hc ;; Taichi
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Name : Taichi Kouyou Age : 42 when Kira first starts her journey Appearance: 6′1″ in height, slender yet built. His long white hair reaches all the way down to his waist, and his eyes are ruby red in colour. His skin is pale - like it’s lacking warmth. And a touch to it will confirm that, to an extent, it is. Status : Married to Lillian Job : Exec at Macro Cosmos Place of origin : Johto ( grew up for several years in Kanto ) Place of residence : Galar
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Born as the first son to one of the three founding families of Ecruteak City, the Kouyou family, Taichi endured a fairly strict upbringing to prepare him for the position of future head of the house.
The Kouyou family is old, with spiritual roots. The spiritual powers have always shown strongest in those with white/silver hair or red eyes - so the family was extatic for him to be born with BOTH : it had been over two hundred years since the last person who had inherited both traits, and that was a person said to be in contact with Ho-Oh. The person who is responsible for the Rainbow Feather kept safe where only the family heads and heirs may venture. The family had great expectations of Taichi as a result.
These expectations went to waste : when his parents divorced, his father took both him and his younger brother to Viridian City with him, away from the influence of the Kouyou family. This is where Taichi grew up, alongside Asahi, who was two years younger.
When Taichi turned fourteen he started his journey. He set out with his Tyrogue and started winning gym badges as he went along.
When he was fifteen years old, Taichi took his first job so he could properly support his travels himself. After staying at the Saffron City Dojo for a while with his then-Hitmontop, he started out as an intern at Silph Scope via the dojo master's recommendation. It soon turned into a proper position, and he started to move through the ranks faster than most expected him to. He still continued working on gym badges, but it became more of a hobby, left for when he had some days off.
His work would bring him across various regions, And it's in Sinnoh that he met Lillian, who was the secretary of a business partner. He fell in love with her at first sight and, though it took a bit of work to melt her heart, his combination of kindness and persistance did the trick in the end. Though it started out as a long-distance relationship, Taichi considered moving to Sinnoh for her.
Eight badges earned, Taichi's strength was getting rather well known among the Kantonian trainers. And various members of Team Rocket who were unfortunate enough to get in his way. The organisation was still fairly new at the time, so they weren't as wide spread yet. Still, work, relationships and his Pokémon progress kept Taichi a very busy man.
A fan favorite for the win, he was about to take on the league when news from Johto hit. His grandfather had passed on and his mother fell sick. He decided to give up his journey and plans for Sinnoh to return home to take care of her. He was ever so glad when Lillian decided to give up her job and home to move there with him.
Now officially retired as a trainer, Taichi continued working at an office while taking charge of some familial affairs. Lillian stayed at home to help take care of his mother, taking an interest in Pokémon breeding. Finally reunited properly, and no longer divided by distance, it didn't take long for the two to marry.
It's at this time in his life that Taichi met Suicune.
Suicune was wounded and chased by a few members of team rocket ( he'd thought he'd never have to lay eyes on him again after leaving Kanto, but he supposes that was just positive thinking ). Taichi showed little mercy towards the members, saving Suicune from their clutches. Originally he sent Suicune on his way, but rather than simply disappear, Suicune started hanging around the Kouyou estate.
His ancient blood at work, Suicune was drawn to Taichi. In turn, Taichi was drawn to Suicune. Even as time passed and Lillian was found pregnant, Suicune continued to linger.
Kira was born. Another one with red eyes and white hair. Taichi's mother was elated, but Taichi would've preferred his precious child had his wife's colours instead. His past was not exactly fun, and the duties of the main family are heavy. With the Kouyou colours showing so clearly, it became clear that she'd share the burdens he once dealt with, simply for being born this way.
He sought out Suicune and asked it to lend him its power. This is when he finally caught Suicune properly, and their bond solidified. This had many positive results, but there is a downside to everything. The slight drop in his body temperature wasn’t particularly concerning. Instead there was a different problem that started to show: physically, Taichi stopped aging. It didn’t matter how much time passed. His physical appearance was simply frozen at age twenty-six.
It would take a few years of preparation, but finally, eight years after Kira was born, Taichi renounced his position as the family's heir and all that entails ( the good and the bad but, most of all, the way it would tie Kira to the same fate as his ), and left for Galar with his wife and daughter.
His  mother did what she could to change Taichi's mind, even tried to force him to stay, but his bond with Suicune had grown too powerful for even their great family to be able to oppose. She had no choice but to let him go. Despite lacking the colours Taichi was born with, Asahi, living in Goldenrod with his wife and own daughter at this time, became the new family heir in his stead. 
Life became peaceful once more upon arriving in Galar. No crime syndicates, and once again he was released from the burdens of his family. And, most importantly : so were Lillian and Kira. They would no longer have to suffer simply from the position he'd been born into.
Taichi took on a job at Macro Cosmos and, without anyone around them aware of his turbulent past, simply continued his life once again.
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Appearing rather whipped by both wife and daughter, it's very easy to underestimate Taichi. However, with a mentality that won’t shun from kill-or-be-killed situations, and the strength of an 8th gym leader, he isn’t one to anger either inside a Pokémon battle, or outside. He may have given up the title of Trainer years ago, but his strength never faltered.
Known Pokémon: Pidgeot Poliwrath Sir Fetch'd Kingdra Hitmontop A Pokémon people haven’t seen him take out, but it’s rumored to be Suicune.
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galarianace · 3 years
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meta canon : HMs
Just a very quick meta this time, as opposed to all the longer ones I got, and just quickly putting it down without properly thinking about how sentences work, but-!
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On the notion of HMs : it’s easy to make jokes on how ‘o hey, it’s a bird, yet u can’t fly it hahahaaaa’ but personally, I always saw HMs as more of a ‘shortcut’ to teaching a Pokémon how to carry a person.
Take for example horses in the real world: Sure, you can ride a horse. But a horse will need to be taught how to be ridden, just like a person will need to be taught how to properly ride a horse.
In this sense, HMs just take away the whole ‘learning’ thing and just imparts that knowledge on the Pokémon straight away, like with TMs / TRs. On the other hand, just like with TMs and TRs, not all HMs work on all Pokémon.
Without the use of a HM, someone can still learn how to mount a Pokémon ( take Leon flying on Charizard, despite HMs not existing in Galar ) but it will have to be learned the hard and slow way ( like Ash learning how to fly on his Charizard in the anime ).
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galarianace · 3 years
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The scar is something only those closest to her will be allowed to see. And even then it’s rare for it to be shown. Even when she’s by herself Kira covers her thigh up to not have to see it. Those who have known her for a few years have probably seen in a few times, but others can go months without even glimpsing at it once
Meanwhile, the scarring is so extreme that it can even be felt through things such as leggings.
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The scarring on her leg has always been a massive source of discomfort for Kira. It’s hideous. She can’t even stand looking at it herself, so how could anyone else? In a way, they make her feel like ‘damaged goods’. From there on, her self image only got worse over time.
Small things that would normally not have bothered her were suddenly so much more impactful. The smallest imperfections got met with thoughts along the lines of ‘Oh, that’s ALSO not great’, ‘This could ALSO be better’, etc etc. With the scarring as base, everything else simply stacked atop.
She doesn’t really like seeing herself. Rarely puts on make-up because she doesn’t want to deal with mirrors, can’t relax on photos because she doesn’t want to be captured on them.
She never really knows how to respond to compliments and the likes, and will often either brush them off or simply thank the person and then try to change the subject to a more comfortable one : preferably one that isn’t her.
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For the longest time people thought that the band around Kira’s thigh was simply a fashion statement - a way to set herself from others ( as if naturally white hair and red eyes didn’t do enough of that ). However, as her badges increased, so did her fame, and as such, the general interest in her.
When she had five of the badges, an interviewer asked why she wore it. Though she could’ve simply lied and agreed that yes, it’s for fashion, she didn’t want people to think that the association allows that sorta thing, especially considering the channels she had to go through to get her leg band approved. So, to avoid putting the league association in a tough spot, she simply admitted the truth : that she was attacked by a Pokémon as a child, and that it left pretty bad scarring that she didn’t like to have seen.
However, after it became known exactly what sort of Pokémon was the cause of this attack, and that Kira still fears canine Pokémon as a result, some trainers thought they could take advantage of that, specifically by using dog Pokémon in their matches against her. They forgot a very simple thing, however:
                         you’ll be hard-pressed to                        find an animal more ferocious                           than when it’s cornered.
By the end of her challenge, Kira remained undefeated despite the attempts.
The band is no longer used in official battles since her Champion Gear comes with full leggings, but instead she uses it with things such as sleep or swim wear.
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galarianace · 3 years
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Clarification
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Quick little reminder - mostly to clarify to people who might be confused :
The only information that’s out pertaining Eternatus and the Legendary Dog Duo, is the fact that Kira and Hop fought alongside Zacian and Zamazenta to take down Eternatus.
Galar knows her as the Hero who brought down Eternatus
People don’t know she actually CAUGHT Eternatus
People also don’t know she later caught Zacian
( And they most CERTAINLY don’t know about the Regis and some others she caught later, especially Regigigas ).
Only the people directly involved to the situation are privvy to this information. Kira doesn’t spread it around, nor does she take Zacian out for official matches. 
Since she has a bond with Zacian ( Touyou family lore at fault ), people who are sensitive towards auras and pokemon ( especially the canine variety bc Dog God ) might sense that she’s got a connection with something, since the bond does affect her aura to a small extent.
Nothing good comes off of people knowing that she has rare, OP af Pokémon. Especially if they’re SO strong that people have been sealing them left and right ( looking at you Regigigas. Maybe stop rearranging continents, you’re driving the map artists cray cray! ) Kira’s she’s not at ALL eager to paint a bull’s eye on her back. This information is shared only with those she trusts, and even then it’s more of a ‘if it happens to come up’ sort of situation, rather than a ‘O HEY LISTEN TO THIS-’ kind of thing.
Of course, this doesn’t mean I’m not willing to plot out threads or whatnot that include Zacian ( and in VERY rare cases Eternatus / Regigigas ), but the fact that she has these guys is! not! common! information! You can know she knows and fought alongside Zacian, you can know she defeated Eternatus, but that’s basically where that ends without any plotting suggesting otherwise.
Meanwhile, Zacian’s just chilling with her chewtoys, Zamazenta and Yamper over with my Sonia over on Kisenth but ok.
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galarianace · 3 years
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BASICALLY her reaction upon waking up, the morning after winning the Champion title.
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galarianace · 2 years
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Bouncy castles? Bouncy castles.
Who cares if she’s the undefeated Champ of Galar, who defeated not only the Darkest Day, but also the Unbeatable Leon? Kira still enjoys plenty of simple things like playing around on a bouncy castle with her Pokémon and some friends when the opportunity arrives!
Though it’s a bit harder to enjoy public things now due to people and press finding her the moment she enters a crowded place, but a private bouncy party? Call her, please!
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galarianace · 3 years
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hc : Insecurities
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She’s very aware of her shortcomings - too aware, in a sense.
Physically? Her leg is a massive source of discomfort. Being that she got attacked by a poochyena as a child, and dragged off by the leg, her right thigh has intense scarring. The skin is uneven, at certain points it’s even dented where small chunks of flesh had been removed by the depth the teeth sank. The wounds had been elongnated from the dragging and as she aged and grew, the scarring stretched and deformed even further. It looks terrible, and she can’t even stomach the sight of it herself. It makes her feel inferior to other women. Women who don’t have to hide part of their bodies simply because they are too ugly to be seen by anyone. Even when she sleeps by herself, or goes swimming with just her Pokémon, or any other time the leg would normally show, she will still cover up her leg with her usual black leg band. Seeing the damage that’s carved into her skin never fails to make her feel sick.
Socially? Her mind has always been on Pokémon – and that’s it. It’s where her interests lie, where her focus is: it’s all she’s really studied, apart from the things she helped her mother with ( which is gardening, cooking, chores, etc, but they never held her attention quite like Pokémon do ). So when people talk to her about things such as bands they like or actors that are popular, she can never quite partake in the conversations. She’s been called boring on multiple occasions, and not a single time she’d been able to refute it, because she knows they’re right: outside of her extensive knowledge of Pokémon, she’s got nothing. She can’t even blame them for it either; she can only imagine how taxing it must be for them to converse with someone who can’t follow along. Someone who needs the most base things explained.
Emotionally? She’s very familiar with her flaws, and how numerous they are. It’s easier to cope with certain things when she tells herself that it’s fine, that it doesn’t matter, but there is a limit to how much a person can lie to themselves. And the desperation and at times sheer loathing when she can’t do important things due to her own shortcomings don’t exactly help. She’s always worried whenever she comes up short. Whenever she’s not enough.
As a Champion? She has the unfortunate role of being compared to Leon a lot, having come directly after him. He’s always been good with Galar and it’s inhabitants, and always made time for his fans. Compared to that, she can barely muster the courage to face hers most of the time. She feels that their compliments are undeserved, feels like the spotlight should be on someone better.
Whenever her insecurities come up, she tries to brush them off and ignore they exist, or laugh it off if they get mentioned. Make them seem like something small, something that isn’t eating her alive on the inside. Too bad that they are.
Instead of focusing on herself, she instead prefers to focus on others. She’ll focus on the battles of strong trainers, on the interviews of gym leaders, on some new sorta documentary that’ll help her better understand her Pokémon, anything but herself, really.
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As she ages and matures, and sees more of the world, there are things that Kira becomes better with over time. She becomes better with people as she interacts with them more. She learns to accept certain compliments and she becomes better at being in the spotlight ( even if it does take three years ). Over all, she learns to cut herself some slack.
But at the same time there are also parts that she will simply never be able to get over. The shadow of not being good enough always lingers, the disgust of the sight of her leg : some scars simply refuse to fade, no matter how much time passes.
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galarianace · 3 years
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hc : Kids Toon
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Always liked the Pokémon anime as a child! She was kinda bummed Galar didn’t have it, since it was such a massive thing back in Johto. 
She’s still struck by nostalgia whenever she visits the Goldenrod Department store and sees merch for the old series.
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galarianace · 3 years
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She’s just SO unprepared about being a Champion - it takes her a good while to properly come to terms with the fact that she IS the reigning Champ : 3 years, in fact.
In those three years she constantly expects someone to beat her in the Champion cup and to take the title. She properly does the responsibilities that come with the title, but she considers herself more of a place holder than the actual thing.
It takes a few years before she has gained enough experience to properly judge just how much better she is at battles, compared to others. And that it’s just as easy to completely dominate the entire battle field to other trainers. It takes years before she finally realizes that she is, in fact, special, when it comes to Pokémon battles.
After growing into the title, she’s able to announce herself as the Champion more confidently than before. Though she’s still not able to rile up the crowd in the way Leon was, she’s also learned some ways to better handle her fans in all this time ( and, after the novelty of having a new champ wore off, the more extreme fans stopped sleeping in front of her house, and there was a decrease in REALLY weird fanmail, which also made things a lot more pleasant - though after some incidents she’s still definitely letting an agent deal with the mail first )
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galarianace · 3 years
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hc : meeting Raihan
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Was actually 100000000000% excited when meeting Raihan the first time and absolutely not let down once she did. 
He was chill, helpful, gave her his signed league card, and he told her to do her best to train her way up to him, past him, and to make beating Leon her goal. 
She thought he was absolutely amazing, and if not for the fact that she had to go and meet Hop she’d have tried talking to him a while longer, mostly about his battles against Leon, and about some of the decisions he’d made in them.
It’s through watching his and Leon’s battles how she learned how Pokémon battles truly work, after all. And it’s their battles she always enjoyed watching the most, to the point where she still has most of them on her phone.
Though she’s absolutely team!Leon when it comes down to it, she’s on team!Raihan whenever he’s up against just about anyone else.
                       Except Hop. Then she’s team!Hop like a good friend
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galarianace · 3 years
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Despite always being willing to lend a listening ear and help a person in need ( whether friend or stranger ), it tends to be a bit hard for people to confide in Kira when it comes to more serious matters.
She’s kind of gotten used to people responding to her questions with “don’t worry about it”, suddenly covering her ears, or responding to one of her questions with a look of absolute murder and demanding the address of the person who caused her to ask the question to begin with. Her friends all seem keen on protecting her, and while Kira appreciates it, it’s disheartening that she can’t seem to do the same.
Her sheltered upbringing and lack of life experience is obvious in many things she says or does, and her childhood had been a happy one apart from just the one event. It makes it hard for her to understand the problems that others who were less fortunate dealt with and, try as she might, she honestly has no idea how to help in most cases.
She’s also noticed that the majority of her friends seem to treat her as if she’s made from glass. Like she should be handled gently and carefully, lest she gets a scratch. It’s made her wonder on multiple occasions just how bad she is at things compared to most people.
It’s almost like everyone forgot all the times she broke a person’s face with her bare fist.
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galarianace · 3 years
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10 / 10 got Hop a Hoppip while visiting family, because it has Hop in its name.
She just had to chase the damned thing down across half the town because there was a lot of wind that day.
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galarianace · 2 years
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Kira - Two Weeks In Sinnoh
Kira spends her first few days in Floaroma town, mostly just relaxing and enjoying the scenery. The town DEFINITELY knows now where her mother's passion for plants and gardening comes from, and Kira was able to learn some new things herself as well. She also bought a few seeds of some flowers she liked, to plant in her own corner of the garden at home : it's been a while since she added anything new, and she really likes these cheery, yellow flowers.
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Meanwhile, spending a day in Jubilive was an experience! She was able to see Pokétch Company, the company her mother used to work at, way back when it was still a lot smaller than it is now. The president still remembered her mother, his ever so capable previous secretary, who taught his wife all she needed to know when she left the company to pursue marriage. As a token, Kira was given a Pokétch. She's not sure what to do with it, but she still thinks it's a fun little thing to play with. Her Rotom doesn't seem too interested in it. Too small, it thinks. It's not moving smaller, it'll only move bigger!
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Speaking of bigger, Hearthome City was HUGE! It reminds her of Goldenrod in Johto. She checks out the contest hall, watches coordinators perform various stunning dances and moves. It's when she goes to check out the posters of past winners in a side hall when she catches sight of a poster featuring what appears like a blonde version of her mother, minus the glasses and the mole, with a blue Sylveon and a pink Sylveon by her sides. Jasmine Gracidea, says the nametag beneath. When Kira asks about this person, the other person in the room, a lady named Keira, explains that the Gracidea family has been top runners in the contest business for multiple generations now. Keira points out Kira looks a bit like her and that she should give the contest a try to see if that'll bring her luck, but that either way it'll be a fun experience for her! Kira declines for now since there's still other places to check, but says she'll give it a try if she still has some time left at the end of her vacation.
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On her way to Veilstone, Kira makes a little detour, checking out some nearby areas to search for Pokémon. It's in one of these areas that she meets Riley, who was just needing a partner to help with his and Lucario's special training. Lucario seems interested in Kira's aura ( something which just draws a sheepish, and kind of awkward laugh from Kira since she knows who is to blame ), and Riley thinks she might be a good match. If she has the time, he wonders if she could help him and Lucario out? It derails her shopping plans some more, but that's the last thing on Kira's mind right now. Training camp? Count her in! The two stay together for two days and a night, alternating between training, and chatting as they rest. Kira is especially interested in the displays she's seen of the aura. She thinks it makes Riley look a bit like he's a Pokémon, too! She jokingly wonders if she should try catching him in a ball as well. As they part at the end of the training camp, Riley thanks her for her help and suggests she checks out the three major lakes. If she's lucky, she might see something interesting. He also gives her an egg as a token of their friendship, and because he thinks the Pokémon inside will thrive by her side. She tries to reject the egg - for the egg's sake, but Riley says that he's certain it'll turn out fine. Kira carefully takes the egg, hoping that nothing will happen before the arrives home and can safely deliver it to her mother. She figures that it's probably best for the egg if she keeps it in a box until then. She tells Riley that if he's ever in Galar, he should come find her. She'll give him a grand tour! It's on that cheery note they part ways.
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Next up? She FINALLY makes it to Veilstone city where she gets some serious shopping done! Though she planned to take it easy and rest up at the Hotel Grand Lake after those two days of training, Riley's words made her plenty curious, so she heads for the nearest of the three lakes, Lake Valor. She doesn't know what to expect, especially since Riley didn't tell her. The massive lake is rather foggy, and Kira can only imagine how amazing a place it'd be to visit during the summer. Still, she's not entirely certain what she's supposed to find here...? She walks around a while, but doesn't find anything out of the ordinary, even if she does find a few more new Pokémon. But a slifer of light breaks the fog and with a squint she can see something is in the middle of the lake. An island, of sorts...? A quick surf across the foggy waters ( thank you Glacier, for never letting her down when it counts! ) brings her to the small island, or rather - the cavern situated on it. Inside it she finds a Pokémon she's never seen before. Her upgraded dex identifies it as Azelf, the Willpower Pokémon. Kira spends a bit of time with it, feeding it some snacks she brought to eat later, and plays with it a while. In the end, she leaves Azelf uncaptured as she heads off again. She's not certain what'll happen to the area if she's to capture a lake guardian, and she doesn't intend to find out. But she's definitely planning to visit the other two lakes to at least dex them, if there are any more!
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It's only after visiting the other two lakes and spending time with Uxie ( who took a little coaxing to show itself ) and Mesprit ( who was curious the moment she drew near the cave and greeted her at the opening ), that she returns to Hearthome City. There are only a few days left on her vacation, and she'd noticed various things she wanted to check out better when she'd visited that one day. She's glad she still has a little time to do so. The Poffin House teaches her several new poffin recipes that she writes down to make sure she won't forget them even when she's home again. Who knew there were SO many of them? She'd always only known the few! It's a little hard to leave the Pokémon Fan Club upon entering it. Shannan draws plenty of attention, and she's stuck a long while to show some of her other Galarian Pokémon as well ( and almost loses her Snom to the sobbing chairman, oops!! ). It's also too much fun to talk with others who are just as enthousiastic about Pokémon as she is! In the end she visits the contest hall again, watching a few more contests, before finally deciding to try to take part in one herself. Shannan is an absolute hit in the cool contest, and the fact that most have never seen a Cinderace before no doubt helps top the ratings. The way he kicks a flaming rock and performs tricks makes him a natural showman. His ribbon is well earned. Exiting the Contest Hall, she is held up at the exit by a lady she recognizes to be the Jasmine from the poster. Up close, Kira can't help but think the blonde lady resembles her mother even more. Even the caramel brown eyes, flecked with gold, are the same. As Jasmine congratulates her, Kira asks if maybe Jasmine knows her mother, Lillian? She lived in a place close by some years ago. Jasmine goes silent for a moment in response, then finally declares she knows no such person. Cutting her earlier congratulations short, she turns on her heel and marches further into the Contest Hall. Confused, Kira watches her go, but then she shrugs it off and leaves, completely unaware she just met her aunt.
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After two full weeks, Kira leaves Sinnoh with a few contest ribbons, a good amount of new Pokémon for Sonia ( and Hop ) to study, some new additions to her battle and volunteer teams, and two bags filled with souvenirs. She had an amazing time, and she hopes she can go back some time in the future!
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galarianace · 2 years
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Being Direct
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A very important thing to keep in mind when conversing with Kira, is to be direct.
She’s the sort of person who often takes words literally, so using ‘vague descriptions’ won’t work on her, and simply bring about a lot of confusion.
As an example, it’s easy for people to think that she knows absolutely nothing of the world because if you tell her you want to “get laid”, her response will likely be “then lay down-ya?” - she’ll take the literal meaning of laid, and not associate it with any other meaning.
She tends to do that with most words, making some conversations rather hard for her to follow, and making it easy for misunderstandings to arise when she doesn’t know she got it wrong.
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